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STROBILOMYCES STROBILACEUS IN SOUTH- 
WEST eRe. 
geen TSOPPiITtT, 
vradford. 
OF the many fungi forwarded me from various localities during the 
past few weeks, none have proved more interesting than Sfrodilomyces 
strobilaceus Berk., an example of which was recently sent by : 
Sutcliffe, of Paddock. The specimen—which is a good typical 
example—had been collected by Mr. John Carter, of Huddersfield, 
in a wood between Elland and Brighouse, near Tag Lock. 
Mr. Carter has also, I am informed, met with this species once before 
in the Huddersfield district, in Mollicar Wood near ee Tyas. 
The records are interesting, as this species is regarded as ‘ very rare’ 
So far as Britain is concerned ; hitherto, in fact, being confined to a 
few localities in the Midland ‘Countie es. My first acquaintance with 
it in a living condition was some nine years ago, at Woodeves 
ch near Ludlow, while on a fungus foray with the Woolhope 
- Geo. Massee, F.R.M.S., of Kew, has kindly furnished 
me with its distribution, which is as follows :—‘ Bulstrode (Bucks), 
Lightfoot’s original locality ; Gopsall (Leicestershire) ; Ludlow (Salop) ; 
aywood Forest (Hereford); most European countries, United 
States and Canada. The head- -quarters of the genus is in E. 
Australia.” Now that the fungus has been found at Huddersfield, 
in all probability i it will, with the increase of mycological students, be 
met with in other localities. 
20th November, 1891. jer ae 
NOTE—MAMMALIA. 
The Wild d Cat in Cu: umberland.—In the Seb riage issue of ‘ The Naturalist,’ 
in the Packets 4 Mammalia, 1888,’ appe ste naga the 
G ne 
ng hamlet of Ule: sr ih popularly believed to be a corruption ot Wild-Cat- 
Row, po nponinaehy a testimony of the former jessie: of the wild cat — ats 
‘fom a very remote period. —WM. Hopson, Workington, October 3oth, 
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